Amira Nature Foods Ltd. Appoints Hervé Larren as New Board Member, Bringing Experience in Building Brands Internationally, as well as in New Era Supply Chain Technology

Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI) approved the
appointment of Hervé Larren as an independent director of the company on
the 24th May 2018.

"On behalf of the Company, I want to welcome Mr. Larren to the Amira
team," said Karan A. Chanana, Amira's President and Chief Executive
Officer.

"I am honored to join the Board of Directors at Amira. The Company is a
proven leader in their industry and I look forward to working with Karan
and the Amira team in the continued success of this company founded over
a century ago," said Hervé Larren.

Hervé Larren, 39, is the co-founder of Global Crypto Ventures, a leading
company involved in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology
investments. Mr. Larren is also a partner at Geneva based blockchain
advisory firm Dybaw Advisory where he helps businesses leverage the
blockchain technology. Mr. Larren is also a speaker on the subject of
Bitcoin and Blockchain.

Prior to receiving his MBA, Mr. Larren worked as a brand manager at LVMH
Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton SE (EPA: MC) where he gained experience
building luxury brands in the US. Prior to LVMH, Mr. Larren held analyst
experience at Pernod Ricard (EPA: RI) in France and internationally.

Mr. Larren attended the Harvard Business School's Presidents' Seminar,
received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his BBA in
International Business and Finance from Concordia University. Mr. Larren
graduated from the Lycée Pasteur in France with honors. He has been a
YPO member since 2012.

About Amira Nature Foods Ltd.

Founded in 1915, Amira has evolved into a leading global manufacturer,
marketer and distributor of branded packaged specialty rice and other
related food products, with sales across five continents around the
world. The Company generates the majority of its revenue through the
sale of Basmati rice, a premium long-grain variety of rice grown only in
the geographically indicated region of the Indian sub-continent, as well
as other specialty rice. It sells its products under its flagship Amira
brand, as well as other Company owned brands and third-party brands. The
Company expanded its product offerins in recent years to include other
value-add categories such as edible oils and organics. The Company also
sells other products such as wheat, barley, legumes and other produce to
large institutional customers. The Company's fourth generation
leadership has built on a rich, century-old legacy and transformed Amira
from a local family-run business to a publicly listed, globally focused
packaged food company with a global leadership position in the high
growth Basmati rice sector. Amira sells its products through a broad
distribution network in both the developed and emerging markets. The
Company's global headquarters are in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and it
also has offices in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, the United
Kingdom, and the United States. Amira Nature Foods Ltd. is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ANFI."

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uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk Factors," in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 16, 2018. The Company operates in a
rapidly evolving environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time,
and it is impossible for the Company's management to predict all risk
factors, nor can the Company assess the impact of all factors on
Company's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of
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